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Re: [CQ-Contest] A bit of nostalgia

To: CQ-Contest Reflector <cq-contest@contesting.com>, Art Boyars <artboyars@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] A bit of nostalgia
From: jimk8mr--- via CQ-Contest <cq-contest@contesting.com>
Reply-to: "jimk8mr@aol.com" <jimk8mr@aol.com>
Date: Tue, 16 Sep 2025 12:56:49 +0000 (UTC)
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 I too often heard that K5BIJ call on the air.
I also heard and called that K7HFX guy from CZ - was that Central Arizona?

73 -  Jim   K8MR




    On Tuesday, September 16, 2025 at 08:48:19 AM EDT, Art Boyars 
<artboyars@gmail.com> wrote:   

 Writing up my 3830scores report for Sprint CW, I reminded myself of this
story.

In the mid-1960s, in a CW CD Party, on 40M I was called by "K5BIJ".  I sent
him my report, but it took Katashe several tries for me to get his call
correctly.  I was astounded.  Back then I didn't know it was possible to
work Hawaii on 40M from Maryland.


My antenna was a dipole.  Pretty sure rcvr was my RME-4350 (maybe the "A"
version), and that I had already upgraded the xmtr from the BC-459 to a
second-hand Viking Ranger.

73, Art K3KU

  
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